WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis University track and field teams competed on Saturday at the Wheaton College Pre-Postseason Invitational in Norton, Massachusetts, in a tuneup for next weekend's UAA Championships.
TOP MEN'S PERFORMERS
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There were multiple first-place finishes in distance events. Sophomore Spencer Lee (Great Neck, N.Y. / William A. Shine Great Neck South) finished first in the mile, setting a personal record with a time of 4:35.00. Junior Willem Goff (Pelham, Mass./Amherst Regional) finished first in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:38.74. This was just shy of his personal record at 2:37.15.
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In the 3000-meter run, there were three top-ten finishes and two personal records. Sophomore Dashiell Janicki (New York, N.Y. / HS for Math Science and Engineering at City College) finished 3rd, setting a personal record with a time of 9:19.04. Sophomore Lucas Dia (Montclair, N.J. / Montclair ) finished 4th with a time of 9:22.73. Sophomore Daniel Frost (Hanover, N.H. / Hanover) finished 9th, setting a personal record with a time of 9:25.66.
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First-year TJ Showstead (Plymouth, Mass. / Plymouth North ) had a career day, setting three personal records. In the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries, he set a personal record with a time of 9.16 seconds, earning him 6th place and a spot in the finals. In the finals, he finished 8th with a time of 9.37 seconds. He also set a personal record in the long jump, finishing 12th with a distance of 5.38 meters. His final personal record was set in the shot put, where he finished 13th with a distance of 10.81 meters.
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Junior Ori Slotky (Closter, N.J. / Northern Valley Regional) also had a phenomenal day, impressing in three different events. In the triple jump, he finished 2nd with a distance of 12.68 meters. In the long jump, he finished 5th with a distance of 5.92 meters. In the 60-meter dash, he finished 17th, setting a personal record with a time of 7.71 seconds.
TOP WOMEN'S PERFORMERS
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Junior Smiley Huynh (Bronx, N.Y. / Bronx H.S. of Science) had a terrific showing in three different events. She finished first in the pole vault, setting a team season-high of 3.35 meters. She also finished first in the long jump, with a distance of 5.10 meters. Finally, she finished 14th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.44 seconds.
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First-year Shaniece Nugent (Hartford, Conn. / Lawrence Academy) also performed well in three different events. She finished first in the triple jump, with a distance of 10.91 meters. She finished third in the long jump with a distance of 4.90 meters. She also set a personal record in the 200-meter dash, finishing 13th with a time of 27.94 seconds.
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The 4x400-meter relay team of junior Liz Korn, senior Yahni Lapa, senior Devin Hiltunen, and sophomore Hannah Bohbot-Dridi finished first with a time of 4:06.85, narrowly missing the team season-high of 4:06.76 set in the Valentine's Invitational.
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Multiple judges set personal records in the 1000-meter run. Senior Bridget Pickard (Westwood, Mass. / Westwood) finished second with a time of 3:10.39, setting a team season-best as well. Junior Adah Anderson (Cumberland, R.I. / Cumberland) finished 5th with a time of 3:31.56.
OTHER SCORING PERFORMANCES
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Additional top performances are listed below. Personal records are listed in bold.
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MEN
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Mile
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Ethan Meilander - 6th - 4:48.02
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60m
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Danny Krigman - 3rd - 7.27
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Matthew Yue - 10th - 7.48
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Jordan Colon - 11th - 7.53
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Ori Slotky - 17th - 7.71
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200m
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Danny Krigman - 5th - 23.90
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800m
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Henry Nguyen - 6th - 2:04.58
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Taylor Diamond - 8th - 2:07.01
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Long Jump
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Lin Lin Hutchinson - 7th - 5.78m
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Triple Jump
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Lin Lin Hutchinson - 6th - 10.90m
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Weight Throw
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Artemis Reynolds - 2nd - 13.87m
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Jonathan Hau - 7th - 12.64m
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Shot Put
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Cam Peirce - 4th - 12.43m
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Jonathan Hau - 5th - 12.17m
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Caleb Sharif - 10th - 10.99m
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4x400
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Young Wang, Taylor Diamond, Henry Nguyen, Ethan Meilander- 3rd - 3:44.27
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WOMEN
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Mile
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Kyra Au - 7th - 5:54.13
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60m Hurdles
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Alya Campbell - 2nd - 9.43q (Prelim)
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3rd - 9.47 (Finals)
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60m
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Devin Hiltunen - 8th - 8.24
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Alya Campbell - 10th - 8.34
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200m
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Liz Korn - 7th - 27.50
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Hannah Bohbot-Dridi - 8th - 27.52
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800m
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Ella Warkentine - 2nd - 2:28.07
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Victoria Morrongiello - 3rd - 2:31.76
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3000m
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Katie Lyon - 5th - 10:54.83
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Katriona Briggs - 7th - 11:01.38
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Zada Forde - 12th - 11:26.49
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Calli Morvay - 14th - 11:31.43
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Triple Jump
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Kirsten Man - 5th - 10.52m
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High Jump
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Kirsten man - 4th - 1.41m
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Weight Throw
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Kate Hurlbert - 6th - 12.20m
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UP NEXT
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The Judges host the UAA championships next weekend in Waltham, Mass.
-- by Josh Gans '23